2- Farm assurance

Question 1

What are the 4 key principles of farm assurance?

Answer 1

Food safety
Traceability
Environmental Protection
Animal welfare

Question 2

How can a consumer contribute to hazards in foodborne infections?

Answer 2

Hygiene, cooking, storage, sourcing the best products

Question 3

Define Farm Assurance

Answer 3

Certification for agricultural products that emphasise the principles that our produce has been produced with certain standards and ethics.

• Assurance that the food we buy has been raised, grown, handled, transported or even slaughtered according to certain standards

Question 4

Name 2 sources of contamination for food borne infections.

Answer 4

Chemical & Bacterial

Question 5

Where do food-borne hazards origin from at a processor level?

Answer 5

Ante & Post Mortems
Bad hygiene & Controls

Question 6

What is the red tractor scheme? & Its aim?

Answer 6

UK organisation of farm assurance
Creates standards for the industry to follow

Question 7

How often is a farm assessed against red tractor farm assurance standards?

Answer 7

Every 12-18months

Question 8

What is LISA (Longitudinal Integrated Food Assurance)?

Answer 8

Approach designed to address potential food safety problems & Reduce risk of zoonotic transfer of pathogens

Question 9

T/F Chlorinated water is used to wash meat during the processing stage to reduce risk of inf. in the EU

Answer 9

False = Process is banned in the EU - the focus is centred on reducing incidence at farm level